Team Lead/Sr. Java Engineer

Smartling

5h•$180,000 - $200,000•Remote

About The Position

Smartling was founded 16 years ago to make localization and translation seamless. Today, Smartling is profitable and backed by Battery Ventures, a global technology-focused investment firm, supporting company growth and expanding our market share and leadership position. We are the only cloud-based, AI-enabled translation platform that combines a Neural Machine Translation Hub and professional language services, empowering teams to collaborate in real-time to create experiences customers love. Smartling is looking for a creative and passionate Team Lead/Senior Java Engineer based remotely in the United States to lead development efforts and support highly-scalable services that deliver best-in-class experiences for our clients. You will be working on a multi-disciplinary team, leading technical architecture decisions, and mentoring engineers while building robust, enterprise-grade systems. You will have the opportunity to work across the full technology stack and deliver high-impact results for the company. You will be joining an existing team developing and maintaining Smartling's translation management application that allows our clients and professional translators to manage the localization process for their websites and documents in an agile fashion. Our Engineering Processes & Beliefs: TDD - Test Driven Development Continuous Deployment - multiple times daily SOA - Service Oriented Architecture and APIs Full test automation - we have no QA team DevOps is not a team; it is a culture

Requirements

Fluency in Java or Kotlin
Proven experience designing and implementing scalable system architectures
Expert knowledge of relational databases, including query optimization and schema design
Experience leading and mentoring a team of engineers
Strong ability to communicate effectively with peers across different teams and disciplines
Comfort engaging with clients to discuss complex technical setups and resolve urgent issues
Deep understanding of asynchronous patterns and messaging technologies
Mastery of Design Patterns and proven track record of building scalable, stable systems
Strong grasp of distributed computing principles and algorithms
Excellent communication and documentation skills
BS+ degree in computer science or equivalent experience
A home office setup conducive for working remotely, and the ability to work effectively as a remote team member

Nice To Haves

Experience with NoSQL databases and large data sets
Contributions to open source projects
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a team of engineers, providing technical guidance and fostering professional growth
Architect, design, implement and maintain enterprise-grade applications, frameworks, and infrastructure components
Make critical technical decisions and drive architecture strategy across multiple services
Conduct architecture and code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards
Design and implement testing strategies to maximize product quality
Collaborate with peers across teams to align on technical approaches and solutions
Engage directly with clients for complex technical setups and urgent issue resolution
Drive continuous improvement in development processes, tools, and team productivity